Oscar de la Renta: the gowns and the gossip

Whether dressing stars from Sarah Jessica Parker to Amal Alamuddin or first ladies from Jackie Kennedy to Michelle Obama, Oscar de la Renta was both an establishment favourite and a cult hero. The Oscars red carpet wouldn’t be the same without him. Guardian fashion writers celebrate his glittering life in fashion

Why New York’s Metropolitan museum is leader of the free world of art

The Met, all set to rebuild its modern wing, mixes Rembrandts with Pollocks to create an unrivalled cocktail of past and present. Why can’t British art museums be as open-minded?

Fashion may be expensive – but so is football

A Prada coat and a Premier League season ticket are both pricey – but because the football is aimed at men, it’s not dismissed as frivolous

Harvey Weinstein licenses Charles James after Met Ball success

The Miramax co-founder plans to spearhead a revival of the couturier’s brand – following a celebration of his work at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York

Charles James: Beyond Fashion – in pictures
Met Ball 2014: best and worst-dressed – in pictures

Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute reopened and renamed the Anna Wintour Costume Center

    After two years renovations, the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute reopened with a new exhibition and a brand new name – the Anna Wintour Costume Center. The complex named after the high-powered Vogue editor-in-chief and the most powerful woman in fashion has been completely redesigned and renovated and was reopened on May … Read more

Climate scientist to US Senate: ‘Climate change is a clear and present danger’

In a Senate hearing on President Obama’s Climate Action Plan, Dessler summarised the science behind the climate threat